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Two men were arrested Saturday for stealing items from numerous vehicles in Newington, police said. The Newington Police Department was notified that two men were attempting to enter a resident’s locked vehicle in the area of ​​Hartford Avenue at 4:54 a.m. Saturday. Newington patrol officers responded to the call and located Artemis Sims, 37, of New Britain, and Daniel Pohl, 21, of Hartford, near the scene. According to police, the two men were working together to steal items from inside numerous unlocked vehicles in the city. Pohl and Sims were later arrested, police said. Pohl’s charges include third-degree burglary, sixth-degree…

It’s almost time, so mark your calendars. The NFL will release the 2023 schedule for all 32 teams on Thursday, May 11 in a live kickoff show at 7pm CT on NFLN. What is known so far is that the New Orleans Saints will face their NFC South opponents, the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers i Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home and on the road, as well as playing at Chicago bones, Detroit Lions, New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars i Tennessee Titans at home in Caesars Superdome. This season, they will be on their way to face the Indianapolis Colts, Green…

A new system aimed at improving emergency communications in an increasingly wireless and mobile society has been launched in Livingston Parish. In a social media video, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard announced the parish’s implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1, which was described as “a secure Internet-based digital system” that will help first responders respond more effectively to emergency situations. Through Next Gen 9-1-1, users will be able to call 9-1-1 from a phone and send text messages to the local 9-1-1 center. Officials said the new system will replace the current analog 9-1-1 infrastructure that has been in place since…

The Associated Press has won two Pulitzer Prizes for journalism for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the public service and current photography categories. AP coverage of the Mariupol siege was credited with saving thousands of lives. AL.com, based in Birmingham, Alabama, won Pulitzers for editorial writing and local news coverage. The New York Times also won for its coverage of Ukraine. He and the Los Angeles Times won two Pulitzers. The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal, Mississippi Today and Gimlet Media also won awards. The Pulitzers annually honor the best in journalism. [ad_2]…

A driver plowed into pedestrians standing at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in South Texas on Sunday, killing at least eight people., in an incident that police are investigating as possibly intentional, authorities said. Another 10 were injured, according to Brownsville police. Authorities identified the driver as George Alvarez, a 34-year-old Brownsville resident “with an extensive rap sheet,” at a news conference Monday. He faces numerous charges, including eight counts of involuntary manslaughter and 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon. Alvarez is currently in Brownsville police custody, with bail set at $3.6 million. As of Monday…

CHICAGO (CBS) — There was a heavy police presence as hundreds of teenagers gathered in Chicago’s Loop, causing mayhem Saturday evening. Sometime during the night, two teenagers standing in a crowd were shot. CBS 2’s Shardaa Gray reported that hundreds of rowdy teenagers flooded the downtown area, specifically the area near Primark, located at 35 N. State St. Fifteen people were arrested, including nine adults and six minors. According to the Chicago Police Department, most of the charges were for reckless conduct, but a 16-year-old boy was also charged with unlawful use of a weapon and a firearm was recovered….

LAWRENCE, Mass. – Authorities are investigating how a Lawrence man died while being held as an inmate in a cell at Lawrence Police Department headquarters, Essex County District Attorney Paul Tucker, and Lawrence Police Chief Michael McCarthy. Christian Marte-Martinez, 25, of 45 Fern St. was placed in the cell at 1:15 a.m. Saturday after being arrested earlier that night, Tucker said in a statement. Around 5 a.m., police found Marte-Martinez unresponsive in the cell. They began CPR and other life-saving measures before he was taken to Lawrence General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The incident is under investigation by…

State Rep. Bryan Slaton with his wife and son in a screen cap taken from his campaign website, BryanSlaton.com. UPDATE: Right-wing state Rep. Brian Slaton has resigned his seat in the Texas House rather than wait for his colleagues to vote on whether or not he should be expelled. His decision comes just two days after the House General Investigative Committee recommended that he be expelled from the Legislature for having an inappropriate relationship with a 19-year-old female intern. With her resignation, Gov. Greg Abbott will have to call a special election to replace Slaton as House District 2 representative,…